Rights of Nature

Rights of Nature recognize the Earth and all its ecosystems as a living being with inalienable rights: to exist, to live free of cruel treatment, to maintain vital processes necessary for the harmonious balance that supports all life.

Establishing a Legal Basis for Protecting Our Planet

Rights of Nature recognize the Earth and all its ecosystems as a living being with inalienable rights: to exist, to live free of cruel treatment, to maintain vital processes necessary for the harmonious balance that supports all life.

Such laws also recognize the authority of people, communities, and governments to defend those rights.

Innovative Legal Structures for a Thriving Future

We have brought our experience and allies in Ecuador to global conversations about sustainable democracy and community self-determination, including:

Supporting the inclusion of Rights of Nature in the 2008 Ecuadorean Constitution, making Ecuador the first country in history to do so, and ensuring the enforcement at a local level

Formation, along with The Pachamama Alliance and other partners, of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, a group of internationally recognized experts and leaders working for the universal adoption and implementation of Rights of Nature